contract out
idiom
: to agree by contract to pay someone outside an organization to perform (a job)
The company contracted out its manufacturing jobs.
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The Sharks would also need to move a contract out if rookie center Michael Misa plays a 10th game this season, which would trigger the first year of his entry-level deal.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
And a state law signed this year will require all counties with sheriff-coroners to contract out for in-custody death reviews starting in 2027.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 5 Dec. 2025
Though Pennsylvania did not allow its prisons to contract out incarcerated people’s labor, as in the South, its prisoners were still forced into hard labor without pay.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The Cubs chose to reject the option to extend Imanaga's contract out to a fifth year, which triggered the southpaw's own ability to opt out of a $15 million player option for next season.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
And a state law signed this year will require all counties with sheriff-coroners to contract out for in-custody death reviews starting in 2027.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 5 Dec. 2025
Though Pennsylvania did not allow its prisons to contract out incarcerated people’s labor, as in the South, its prisoners were still forced into hard labor without pay.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The Cubs chose to reject the option to extend Imanaga's contract out to a fifth year, which triggered the southpaw's own ability to opt out of a $15 million player option for next season.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Contract out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contract%20out. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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